Practical Production Strand
Workshops are listed alphabetically by workshop leader (all sessions are two hours long)
Digital Editing with iMovie
Beth Hewitt
National Museum Photography, Film and Television
- Particularly relevant to: All specifications
- Suitable for: new and experienced teachers.
Digital Video (DV) is increasingly becoming an essential classroom tool for Media, Film and Communication Studies students, enabling them to put theory into practice by producing their own news programmes, documentaries, advertisements or short films. DV technology is now affordable and simple to use, but can seem daunting to those who are unfamiliar or less than confident with computers. Also, knowing what to buy and how much to spend can be a minefield. This DV editing session will allow you to get your hands on DV cameras and Apple Mac computers and begin to learn the basics of the popular editing software iMovie, as well as answering your questions about the best ways to use the technology, what to buy and practical considerations for the classroom. After considering the basics such as camera techniques and shooting, topics covered will include importing footage from DV camera to the computer, basic editing (including splitting and cropping), timelines, adding audio, transitions and titles and finally exporting to finished work to a variety of formats.
Introduction to a Television Studio
John McCormack
Producer/Director
- Particularly relevant to: All specifications
- Suitable for: new teachers.
This TV production workshop will take place in the Museum's television studio. After a brief introduction to the equipment and studio layout, the group will work as a team to produce a news or magazine-style programme. Roles include camera operator, presenter, vision mixer, sound operator and autocue.
